CENTRAL
HEATRE
SHOWING TO-DAY-4 SHOWS DAILY
At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m..
A CHINESE PICTURE
The Management wishes to notify all our Patrons that as from To-day the Theatre has been ongaged far One Week for the Showing of the Sonsational Cantonese All Talking and Singing film
"THE WHITE GOLD DRAGON"
FEATURING
MR. & MRS. SIT KOK SIN
THE POPULAR CANTONESE
STAGE STARS.
PRODUCED BY UNIQUE FILM.CO.
NEXT CHANGE
YOU'RE SUMMONED...to testify to the funniest show in town!
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,
TRAGIC DEATH
1:
the Roy, E. G. Powell, Minister of the Hongkong Union Church. MR. M. M. MACFARLANE DIES Mr. T. H. R. Shaw, manager of Amongst those, present were AT SWATOW
Butterfield and Swiro; Dr. A. J. Skinn and Messrs J. W. Tate, A‚] Under distressing circum, Farroll, T. Lo, C. Bono, D. stances, the death occurred ot Swatow on Tuesday of Mr. Mal colm M.-Macfarlane, for many years connected with Messrs. But terfield and Swire in Hongkong as Accountant.
Tragedy arises from the fact that Mr. Macfarlane was return-
ing.
SEPTEMBER 28, 1933,
CANTON RICE TAX
CHINESE CHAMBER OF": COMMENCE PROTEST
ax-
The enormous loss which may Humes, A Austin, A. Dransfield, be caused to Hongkong rice R. Kinghorn, N. Drummond, J. H. porting firms in Nam Pak Hong. Seth, T. Garton, J. Logan, D. Tolby Canton's new duty on foreign Inn, J. Kotwall, D. G. Clark, Frice was emphasised at the discus- Oleme, J. H. Little, B. Randall, J.eton at the monthly meeting of the. F. Lawrie, J. D. Kinniard, H. Chinese Chamber of Commerce
yontarday afternoon. ⠀⠀ Hong Sling, and others.
Wreaths wore sent from the fol- Mr. Wong Kwong-tin was Chair- ing from his annual holidays lowing-Bennie and Ada, Nan, man and he was supported by the when his death took place. He Nell and Allan, Mr. and Mrs, C. Secretary, Mr. Chan Ping-au left Hongkong carly this month W.. Bone, Mr. Chan Kim-cho, Mr. The meeting, after some discus- by the China Navigation steamer Loute S. Chan, Mr. F. A. M.sion, resolved to write to the Can- Hunna to make the round trip to Elliott, Mr. J. C. Forguson, Mr, and ton Municipal Chamber of Com- Tientsin, and arrived in Swatow on Mrs. A. E. Farrell, Mr. and Mrs. merco Betting forth objections to the return trip yesterday morn-A. E. Herdman, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. the neby rice tax.
Kinniard, Mr. W. G. Knowles, Mr.
It is inderstood that If the 'Can- Although details are meagre it and Mrs. J. H. Little, Mr and Mrs. ton Municipal Chamber of Com- is understood that Mr. MacfarN Mathieson, Mr. and Mrs. T. Hmerce, which originally advocated R. Shaw, Mr. Tam Yum-chuon, the new tax, shows willingness to lane went ashore at Swatow yes Miss ML. Wallace, Mr. C. P. Wong, co-operate with the local Chamber, terday morning, and returned to the ship for timin. Shortly after Butterfield and Swire, Talkoo another letter from Hongkong rice tiffin he had a heart seizure, and Sugar Refinery Chinese Office of the Chincee Chamber of Com
Sugar Refinery Staff, Taikoo associations under the leadership within a few minutes was dead.
Staff, Blue Funnel Department, merce will be submitted to the The Into Mr. Macfarlane was 45 Captain and Officers of s.o. Hunan Chairman of the Kwangtung Pro- years of age and prior to joining China Navigation Company De- vincial Government requesting a the staff of Mosers. Butterfeld partment, Committee and Mem-postponement of the tax, which lo and Swire twelve years ago, was bers of Hongkong Club, Wor- detrimental to the food supply of of shipful Master, Officers and Bre- Kwangtung and imposes an addi- connected with the Church Scotland Missionary Society, be-thren of Perseverance Lodge, 1165, tional burden on the consumer. ing stationed on the Upper Yang-E. C., Talkoo Chinese Club, Wang The Chairman of the Rice Mor- tze. He spent many years in in- Keo and Company, Wang Kee chants Association. Mr. P. 0. land China bofore coming to Quarry Staff. Hongkong.
Mr. Macfarlane ho is survived by a widow and three children who arc In residence in Hongkong. Hò was extremely popular. He took a keen interest in golf, and was an enthusiastle hiker. He was a pro minent Mason.
The Funeral.
There was a large attendance of residents at the funeral which took place last evening at the Pro- testant Cemetery. The service at
BRIG. GEN.' HAGGARD.
Colonel of East Yorkshire Regiment.
London, Sept. 27. The death has occurred of Brigadier General H. Haggard, Colonel of the East Yorkshire Re- giment after a distinguished army career-Our Own Correspondent.
General Haggard was born in the graveside was performed by July, 1604, and received his com
4 SHOWS
DAILY
At 2.30,
AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN
A BOMB SHELL
Cheng, explained to yesterday's meeing that all statistical infor- mat.on pointed to Kwangtung's Inadequate. rice supply even in normal times, and as this south-. jern province depended so much on foreign import Kwangtong's thou- sands of consumers would even- tually become the chief sufferers froni the additional tax.
mission in the Army in 1888. He
attained the rank of Colonel in June, 1918, and was placed on the retired staff with the rank of Hon. Brigadier General in 1918,
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-with-WALTER HUSTON
KAREN MORLEY FRANCHOT: TONE.
ARTHUR BYRON DICKIE MOORE
GABRIEL
OVER THE
WHITE HOUSE
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THIRD BIG ALL-COMEDY PROGRAMME
Grand Jury of Blue-Rib- bon Comedians Finds You!.........You! .......and
* You! Quilty of Snick
ers, Howls,Bull-Roars!TM
JADIESHE JURY
RKO RADIO
PICTURE
(It's a Crime to Miss it!) Edna May OLIVER ROSCO ATES.
Rampaging comedians of “Cimarron”?
JILL ESMOND
KEN MURRAY
A band of merry-makers gulity of every gag on the calendar.....
MAJESTIC
Snappier than Ginger
LONELY WIVES
Faster than Jazz: With EDWARD EVERETT
HORTON and LAURA LA PLANTE
LIQUOR IN A SHOP.
MANAGER FINED $200 BY
TO-DAY ONLY
At 5.20 & 9.20, P. M. only.
PAť 2.30 & 9,20 P. M.
Chinese Picture.
It's a wise old owl that knowa his own master,
,”
The case is a sequel to a raid- conducted by Detective Sergeant Fitches on the premises on the night of September 1, when four Indians were found in a back MR. SCHOFIELD
cubicle partaking of beor.
The defendant, in evidenceyes- The case against Ho Wai-cheung, torday, said that the Indians had manager of No. 10, Tin Lok Lane, come into the shop, and then one charged with having sold intoxicat of them had gone out and brought. ing liquor without a licence on the beer, and despite his protests September 1 was concluded before they had started drinking Inside Mr. Schofield, at the Central his shop. He never stocked this Magistrday yesterday afternoon, particular brand of boor himself. the defendant being fined $200. He did not know from where the The accused was defended by Indians had obtained this Lion -Mr. Horace Lop.
Brand beer. ;
5.10; 7.15 8
9.30 p.m.
4 SHOWS
DAILY 2,30-5.15
TO-DAY ONLY
OF FUN!
A society stowaway. with a cast-iron nerve steals away a gorgeous blonde with a golden future from her rich flancee Delirious: excitement...Hilarioua situations....... precarious, love making.
It's a riot
INFERNAL MACHINE
with
CHESTER MORRIS VICTOR JORY
Novel by Carl Sloboda
GENEVIEVE TOBIN ELIZABETH PATTERSON Directed by Marcel Vamel
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Screamingly funny?
You know it Bot
here's a musical· romance that ecules
a new pack of dra matic thallis und sweeping, ̧breath+ Tere beauty
"SAMUEL GOLDWYN Production
Eddie
CANTOR
TAKE ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY, HUS
in
The KID FROM SPAIN
with
LYDA ROBERTI The Willowy Sex Monaco and THE GORGEOUS GOLDWYN GIRLS Meal Deautiful This Side of Heaven! UNITED ARTIS'S PICTURE
ORIENTALE
FOR 3 DAYS ONLY
TO-DAY → TO-MORROW
SATURDAY
THRILLINGLY
DIFFERENT FAST ACTION WESTERN PICTURE
THAT'S JUST ALIVE WITH EXCITEMENT/
FLEMING
ROAD WANGHAI
George O'BRIEN
Zane
Your we
western star rides to new heights
Smoke Lightning
A with
Nell O'Day Betsy King Ross
Frank Atkinson'
·FOX Picture
Based on "Canyon Walls
*Directed by David Howard
STAN
-Including
and
OLIVER HARDY
in
LAUREL
ANOTHER FINE MESS
AN OLD SPANISH CUSTOM
Bull Fighting in Mexico
OVER THE SEAS TO BORNEO
Travelogue
-Zasu Pitts and Thelma Todd
in
"ON THE LOOSE
·CHARLIE CHASE-
.in
"THE TABASCO KID"
TO-DAY-TO' SATURDAY
The
COLOUR SCALES.
in Gorgeous Technicolour
At 2.80 5.20, 7.20 .8 9.20
STAR WHITE DEVIL
IVAN MOSJOUKINE
15Prifted and; FRANKLIN at
WITH
LIL DAGOVER AND
BETTY AMANN
KTEP BY:
WOLKOER